Question

What was one strategy used by the National Women's Party to secure passage of the Nineteenth Amendment?

A. passage of the 1917 referendum in New York
B. recruiting wealthy women to gain more publicity
C. hunger strikes and picketing
D. newspaper campaigns and letters to the President

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

The National Woman’s Party (NWP) used a variety of tactics to secure the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. One of the most notable strategies was hunger strikes and picketing. The NWP effectively commanded the attention of politicians and the public through its aggressive agitation, relentless lobbying, clever publicity stunts, and creative examples of civil disobedience and nonviolent confrontation. Most importantly, picketing the White House over many months led to the arrest and imprisonment of many suffragists. The willingness of NWP pickets to be arrested, their campaign for recognition as political prisoners rather than as criminals, and their acts of civil disobedience in jail shocked the nation and brought attention and support to their cause.